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RESOLUTION 09-I8798 A RESOLUTION SPECIFYING WATER RATE SCHEDUI-E ADJUSTMENT ENACTED PURSUANT TO MBMOR,A,NDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF BILLINGS AND THE COUNTY \ilATER DISTRICT OF BILLINGS HEIGHTS. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Billings, Montana, retained Red Oak Consulting to prepare water and wastewater rate and fee schedules for the municipal water and wastewater utility that would generate adequate funds to operate the utilities over a three year period as well as require each customer class of the utilities to pay its fair share of the cost of operating the water and wastewater systems; and WHEREAS. ThE WATER AND WASTEWATER RATE AND FEE STUDY, CITY OF BILLINGS, MONTANA, dated March 2008, prepared by Red Oak Consulting projects a need for extension, expansion, repair, improvement, and continued operation and maintenance of existing and proposed water and v/astewater system facilities for the providing of water and wastewater service to the inhabitants of the City of Billings, Montana, during the period beginning July 1, 2008 and ending June 20, 201I; and WHEREAS, in accordance with tlie provisions of the Decembe¡ 14, 1998, Agreement between the City of Billings and the County Water District of Billings Heights, the District disputed the resale water rates established iri the fee study and adopted by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City of Billings and the County Water District of Biilings Heights met in informal mediation on July 18, 2008, and agreed upon disputed items as outlined in a March 9,2009, Memorandum of Understanding; and WHEREAS, recalculation of the resale rxater rates incorporating the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding results in the rates shown in this Resolution; and WHEREAS, under Title 69, Chapter 7 of tlie Montana Code Annotated, and under the terms of City Resolurion Number 13585, the City of Billings is authorized to regulate the City's municipal water and wastewater utility and to change water and wastewater rates, fees, and charges as rnay be deemed by the City Cou¡rcil to be reasoriable andjust; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY TIIE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BILLINGS, MONTANA: 1. That the foliowing schedule ofrates is found to bejust, reasonable, and necessary for the continued sound operation ofthe water and wastewater utilities and that the proposed rates are approved and adopted and published as the rates of the City of Billings, Montana water utilities, effective July 1 , 2008; July 1 , 2009; and July i,2010. Schedule I METERED WATER VOLUME CHARGES Customer Class Effective Date 7 /t/08 7 /L109 7 /l/10 Residential Block 1 (0-a CcÐ $1.s1 $1.63 $1.7s Block 2 (5-16 CcÐ 1.60 1.72 1.86 Block 3 (>16 Ccf) 2.39 2.57 2.77 Non-Residential 1.20 1 .28 1 .36 Seasonal 2.02 2.18 2.34 Resale 1.22 1.23 1.24 2. That this Resoiution is to be immediately filed in the City Clerk's Office, and that the decision the adjusted ¡ates shail be final ten days after such are so filed. : w ---PAGE BREAK--- That the Public Works Departrnent is directed to hle a copy of the revised wastewater rate schedules with tlte Public Service Commission within ten days after filing of this Resolution by the City Clerk. March, PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Billings, Montana, on the 9th day of 2009 ATTEST: sv A-^r- Wú-u¿) Cali Martin, City Clelk CITY OF BILLINGS